Evaluation of treatment effectiveness for the herniated cervical disc: A systematic review

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Gebremariam, Lukas ^a   Koes, Bart W ^a   Peul, Wilco C ^b,c   Huisstede, Bionka M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cervical vertebrae; disc prostheses; discectomy; intervertebral disc displacement; neck; radiculopathy; review; spinal fusion; surgery; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TITANIUM;

BONE ALLOGRAFT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FORAMINOTOMY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; NECK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855451797     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318221b5af     Document Type: Review

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